More grist to the chamber pop mill, am enjoying this
Thatās missing from Qobuz.
Itās on Spotify so Iāll give it a listen there.
I am a big āFanā of Purcell. He wrote some amazing couterpoint 50 years before Bach.
I see Roons Chamber Pop classification as Pop/rock accompanied by tradttional classical Instruments.
Itās not long ago that you thought Iād recommended the Emily James album and I rightly 'fessed up that āit wasnāt meā.
However, Iāll take a credit for this one
Purcell is a pretty recent discovery for me but have quickly become a fan. Am intending to give the album you posted a listen later.
Meanwhile this is a suitably upbeat accompaniment to the sounds of hoovering and steam cleaning.
Itās on Tidal, Linn Recordsā¦
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This really is quite brilliant. Classical elements, rock and electronica. Her composing roots showng through on this one.
Awake But Always Dreaming is a record about memory: the luminous and beautiful formation of memories and the devastating loss or slow, insidious damage to the mind. The album has the feel of a dream where all of daily life is being expressed and decoded, from feverish rush-hours to the old sunlight of her grandmotherās fading memories. Peel switches between panoramic city images in āStanding On The Roof Of The Worldā and the dissolving, hallucinogenic moments that define the second half of the album. The albumās closer is a cover of Paul Buchananās (The Blue Nile) āCars In The Gardenā which returns memory to childhood ā āfind the place that we forgot.ā Performed with her trademark music box and by way of a sublimely coaxed out, bittersweet duet with Hayden Thorpe from Wild Beasts, this is another fine shift in tone and perspective ā from the grandeur and chaos of tracks such as āForeverestā to something very simple, surreal and yet utterly moving and memorable.
If you hadnāt named yourself after such a good album, I would recommend changing your handle.
Good recommendation
unfortunatly not all their issues are on every streaming service.
Thanks for supporting your local newspaper and highlighting this releaseā¦
Edit: Sorry, I misunderstood the lyrics which I thought were befitting the gospel genre present throughout the album. But it reads as follows, āCheck your egos at the door.ā
Your welcome, John.
Hereās an idea, I think Mr. Lanois should do a Dub mix of these tracks. It would be awesome!
Iāll go discover this one in a whileā¦